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This publication is the proceedings from the Aquaculture Expo VIII and Aquaculture in the Mid-Atlantic Conference held June 24-28, 1995. Topics covered in the twenty-one papers include engineering design; control systems; culture systems, techniques, and design; waste treatment and control; and aquacultural effluent and waste management. The proceedings will be useful to engineers, biologists, researchers, consultants, or extension agents who desire detailed information on aquaculture system design. (1995)

This publication is one in a series of conference proceedings from the Aquacultural Engineering Society (AES). Other publications in this series are: NRAES-49 (out of print), NRAES-98, NRAES-105, and VA-1.

The aquaculture industry is currently faced with many challenges and opportunities. While the demand for seafood has increased rapidly in recent years, lack of suitable water supplies and stricter environmental regulations have created the need for cost-effective design and management strategies. Available is Aquacultural Engineering and Waste Management, NRAES-90, the proceedings from the Aquaculture Expo VIII and Aquaculture in the Mid-Atlantic Conference held June 24-28, 1995 in Washington, D.C.

This publication will be beneficial to engineers, biologists, researchers, consultants, or extension agents who desire detailed information on aquaculture system design. Included is information on automated control systems; closed recirculating and open ocean production systems; optimal stocking, harvesting, and feeding strategies; and purifying systems employing floating bead filters and water plants. Also included is important information concerning the international and political issues involving the aquaculture industry.

The 384-page proceedings contains 21 papers as well as figures, tables, equations, and references. The papers are grouped into five topic areas: control systems; engineering design; culture systems, techniques, and design; waste treatment and control; and aquaculture effluent and waste management.

Leadership for the conference was provided by the Aquacultural Engineering Society and the Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center. Authors include university faculty, engineers, extension associates, and university and private industry researchers from the U.S. and the world. The conference was sponsored by Aquaculture Productions, Inc. and the Natural Resouce, Agriculture, and Engineering Service (NRAES).

Aquacultural Engineering and Waste Management, NRAES-90, is available for $35.00 each (plus shipping and handling) from NRAES, Cooperative Extension, PO Box 4557, Ithaca, New York 14852-4557. Quantity discounts are available. Shipping and handling for single copies is $6.00 within the continental United States. New York residents, add sales tax (calculated on both the cost of publications and the shipping and handling charges. Click here for more information). If ordering multiple copies or from outside the continental United States, please contact NRAES for shipping and handling rates. Orders from outside the United States must be prepaid in U.S. funds. Checks should be made payable to NRAES. All major credit cards are accepted. For information about quantity discounts or for a free publications catalog, contact NRAES by phone at (607) 255-7654, by fax at (607) 254-8770, by e-mail at nraes@cornell.edu, or on the web at http://www.nraes.org

Control Systems

Engineering Design and Construction Details of Distributed Monitoring and Control Systems for Aquaculture
James M. Ebeling

Automated Control of a Closed, Recirculating Mariculture System with Attached Denitrification Filter
Phillip G. Lee, Philip E. Turk, and John L. Whitson

Engineering Design

Open Ocean Aquaculture
Michael D. Willinsky

Impacts of Feeding and Stock Management Strategies upon Fish Production within Water Recycle Systems
Joseph A. Hankins, Steven T. Summerfelt, and Martin D. Durant

Reliability-Centered Maintenance: What Is It and What Can It Do for Aquacultural Operations and Maintenance?
Paul L. Hundley Jr, PE

Hydraulic Characteristics of a Rectangular Mixed-Cell Rearing Unit
Barnaby J. Watten and Dale C. Honeyfield

Ozone Use in Aquaculture
John N. Hochheimer and Fred W. Wheaton

Culture Systems, Techniques, and Design

Achieving Chaetoceros sp. Domination in Open Culture
Tim Hering and Jaw-Kai Wang

The Effect of Water Velocity and Nutrient Concentration on Plant Nutrient Uptake: A Literature Review
Jennifer J. Mathieu and Jaw-Kai Wang

Suspended Rack Oyster Culture System for the Chesapeake Bay
E. J. Powell and Fred W. Wheaton

Case History of a Large-Scale Net-Pen Operation in the Gulf of Mexico: Challenges to Success
John D. Ericsson

Engineering Aspects of Soft-Shelled Turtle Intensive Rapid Cultivation: A Review
X. W. Miao, S. R. Cui, and Z. N. He

Waste Treatment and Control

Clarification Abilities of Floating Bead Filters Used in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems
Douglas G. Drennan II, William Golz, Helal Ahmed, and Ronald F. Malone

Purifying System Using Water Plants
S. R. Cui, X. W. Miao, and J. E. Tong, MS

Contribution of Lettuce to Wastewater Treatment Capacity of Raft Hydroponics in a Closed Recirculating Fish Culture System
Kelly C. Gloger, James E. Rakocy, James B. Cotner, Donald S. Bailey, William M. Cole, and Kurt A. Shultz

Aquaculture Effluent and Waste Management

Aquaculture Environmental Impact Versus Aquatic Ecosystem Design
D. E. Brune

How Poultry Wastes Are Managed
John P. Blake, PhD

System Design and Management Practices for Sustainable Aquaculture
J. Stephen Hopkins, Alvin D. Stokes, and Jack M. Whetstone

The Role of Plant Crop Production in Aquacultural Waste Management
James E. Rakocy

Feed and Feeding Strategies to Reduce Aquaculture Waste
Harry Westers

Aquaculture Waste Management in Idaho
Donald K. Campbell, Dr. Randy McMillan, and Gary Fornshell